English: handle verb prefixes kinda

toaq · Aug 26, 2023 · 7a670a8 · 7a670a8
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diff --git a/src/english.ts b/src/english.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,21 @@ function leafToEnglish(leaf: Tree): string {
 	return new Glosser(true).glossWord(leafText(leaf));
 }
 
+function verbToEnglish(tree: Tree): string {
+	if ('word' in tree) {
+		return leafToEnglish(tree);
+	} else if ('left' in tree) {
+		return verbToEnglish(tree.left) + verbToEnglish(tree.right);
+	} else {
+		throw new Error('weird verb');
+	}
+}
+
 function serialToEnglish(serial: Tree): string {
 	if ('word' in serial && serial.word === 'covert') return '';
 	if (serial.label !== '*Serial') throw new Error('non-*Serial serial');
 	if (!('children' in serial)) throw new Error('non-Rose serial');
-	return serial.children.map(x => leafToEnglish(x)).join('-');
+	return serial.children.map(x => verbToEnglish(x)).join('-');
 }
 
 class ClauseTranslator {